Demolition Derby on Debate Day/Part II

Afternoon update to my morning post on the latest fact-check from Glenn Kessler at The Washington Post debunking Romney’s unsupported and dishonest claim that he’d create 12 million jobs in four years. Kessler gave Mitt’s claim the dreaded “Four Pinocchios” after which the Obama for America campaign released the following statement by National Press Secretary Ben LaBolt:

“In yet another instance of Mitt Romney’s campaign not telling the truth, it turns out that the numbers behind his ‘jobs plan’ just don’t add up. For months, Romney has pledged to create 12 million jobs over his first term—a number economists project will be created under current policy—but the numbers he’s cited for his claims aren’t based on evaluations of his plan and are ‘squishy’ at best. Mitt Romney thinks he can run out the clock by not coming clean about policy details, but the American people deserve the truth about his plans. And the truth is that economists have concluded that the severe cuts he would make like education, research and development, manufacturing and infrastructure could eliminate 1 million jobs and shrink economic growth by 1 percent.”

The supporting sources for his tax ‘plan’ have never squared with his rhetoric and claims. Turns out the same is true of his jobs ‘plan.’ This pretty much tells the full tale of the Romney campaign–claims not supported by evidence or the truth. Just 3 hours till debate time, it’s so clear that President Obama must indict Romney for his athletic and ambidextrous falsehoods and deceptions. Do it tonight, please!